Re-Blog from Turtle Talk: Three Fires Confederacy Reclaims the Straits as a Place of Anishinaabe Ceremony and Collective Action AND… GOOD NEWS ON LINE 5. !NEW UPDATE! (at bottom)

AND from Yesterday was a HUGE win! Governor Gretchen Whitmer and EGLE Director Phil Roos took bold action, announcing they are halting a key tunnel permit and reopening the review. This follows the Michigan Supreme Court’s July 31 ruling, which restored the Michigan Environmental Protection Act and the public trust as the measure of what…

A2Z 2025 — Day 2 — Blackberries and Bluebirds

Blackberries Along the yard and out in the back there are hundreds of blackberry bushes and thousands of berries that grow and ripen on them.  They grow on their own and can be severely pruned but come right back.  The pathways have to be cleared of them regularly or the paths become unpassable.  I usually…

Sand Plates at Lake Michigan dunes, photo by Cari Draft

My friend and fitness guru, Cari Draft, walked out at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Michigan today with her group of adventurous spirits and took this picture.  Nature never ceases to impress and amaze us.  I am also including a greyscale of the image, which I think also looks very nice.